Michał Helik

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Michał Helik
Michał Helik, friendly match MFK Karviná-Cracovia in Dětmarovice.jpg
Helik in 2018
Personal information
Full name Michał Sławomir Helik[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Chorzów, Poland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2013 Ruch Chorzów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Ruch Chorzów 46 (1)
2017–2020 Cracovia 88 (9)
2020– Barnsley 68 (5)
National team‡
2021– Poland 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:40, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Michał Sławomir Helik (born 9 September 1995) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Barnsley and the Poland national team. He has previously played for Ruch Chorzów and Cracovia.

Career[]

Born in Chorzów, Helik started his career at Ruch Chorzów where he made 46 Ekstraklasa appearances and scored one goal.[2] On 9 June 2017, it was announced that Helik would join fellow Ekstraklasa side Cracovia on a contract valid from 1 July.[3] Over three seasons at Cracovia, he appeared in 88 league matches and scored nine goals.[2]

On 9 September 2020, Helik joined Championship club Barnsley on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–2 draw with Bristol City on 17 October 2020.[6]

International career[]

Helik debuted for the Poland national team in a 3–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Hungary on 25 March 2021.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 18 September 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ruch Chorzów 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 18 1 0 0 — 4[a] 0 22 1
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 20 0 0 0 — — 20 0
Total 46 1 0 0 — 4 0 50 1
Cracovia 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 32 8 2 0 — — 34 8
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 32 0 2 1 — — 34 1
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 23 1 5 1 — 2[a] 0 30 2
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 1 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 3 0
Total 88 9 10 2 — 3 0 101 11
Barnsley 2020–21 EFL Championship 45 5 3 1 1 0 — 49 6
2021–22 EFL Championship 8 0 0 0 1 0 — 9 0
Total 53 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 58 6
Career total 187 15 13 3 2 0 7 0 209 18
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 12 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2021 7 0
Total 7 0

Honours[]

Cracovia

Individual

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Michał Helik at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ Żukowski, Jacek (9 June 2017). "Michał Helik będzie grał w Cracovii". Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Michal Helik Signs For The Reds!". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Barnsley sign Polish defender Helik". BBC Sport. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Barnsley 2–2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Match Report of Hungary vs Poland - 2021-03-25 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ^ Helik is your Player of the Season! Barnsley Football Club (www.barnsleyfc.co.uk), Retrieved 08 May 2021.
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